# Lightspeed Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Lightspeed Venture Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 1,338 investments on record, 183 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors)

# Lightspeed Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1338 cheques on record.

Email

Deploying now New fund $1.2B, Sept 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Waste Biodiversity Environnement

Follow Lightspeed Venture Partners and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Flightspeed-venture-partners)

Deploying now

**92%** of best year **183** **cheques in 12 months**, 1,338 on record

Since the last cheque **2** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$35M** Rounds led **81 of 1,338** Sole investor **79 rounds** Exits **65 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 74%**

Pitch Lightspeed Venture Partners

## Lightspeed Venture Partners highlights

- 01 183 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 49% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 79 rounds, median $6.5M
- 04 65 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage VC firm backing bold founders and disruptive innovations from Seed to Series F. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Waste Biodiversity Environnement
- **Based in:** Menlo Park, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **1,338 appearances**

- **2026** 157 rounds
- **Oct** **[Dren Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/dren-bio)** US · Wowtale **$350M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Casap](https://millionrounds.com/company/casap)** Series B · US · Google News search **$56M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Dalet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dalet-labs)** Pre-seed · Google News search **$7.0M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Parsec Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/parsec-aerospace)** IN · Inc42 **$10M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Warp Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/warp-sciences)** Series A · US · Analytics India Magazine **$215M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Nirva](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirva)** Pre-seed · Google News search **$25M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Different](https://millionrounds.com/company/different)** Seed · US · Pulse 2.0 **$48M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **doubleAI** Series A · IL · Silicon Angle **$200M** *Led*
- **Oct** **Zenzap** Series A · IL · Lightspeed Venture Partners **$44M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Zaria](https://millionrounds.com/company/zaria)** Seed · US · Fintech Global **$5.2M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Whizzo](https://millionrounds.com/company/whizzo)** Series B · IN · Inc42 **$26M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Ramp](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp)** Growth · US · AI Funding Tracker **$1.9B** With 24 others
- **Oct** **[Arena](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$200M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Zomint](https://millionrounds.com/company/zomint)** Seed · IN · The Economic Times: startups **$3.7M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Gardens Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/company/gardens-interactive)** Series B · US · The SaaS News **$35M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Avarra](https://millionrounds.com/company/avarra)** Series A · US · GTMfund **$17M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[TopDog](https://millionrounds.com/company/topdog)** Seed · Boston Seed Capital **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **Cyera** Growth · US · TechStartups **$400M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Raindrop](https://millionrounds.com/company/raindrop)** Series A · Lightspeed Venture Partners **$15M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Profound](https://millionrounds.com/company/profound)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$180M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **Buildots** Growth · IL · Ventureburn **$130M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Temporal](https://millionrounds.com/company/temporal)** Series E · US · Crunchbase News **$550M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Harvey](https://millionrounds.com/company/harvey)** Growth · US · TechCrunch **$550M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Cognition](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognition)** Series E · US · TechCrunch **$2.0B** With 18 others
- **Sept** **[Mistral AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai)** Series D · FR · Samsung Catalyst Fund **$3.5B** With 23 others
- **Sept** **[Covenant](https://millionrounds.com/company/covenant)** Series A · US **$250M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Nuance Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuance-labs)** Series A · US **$50M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Cylake](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylake)** US **$245M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Snorkel AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/snorkel-ai)** Growth · US · Blumberg Capital **$350M** With 18 others
- **Sept** **[Enveda](https://millionrounds.com/company/enveda)** Series E · US **$311M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/light)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$46M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Latitude](https://millionrounds.com/company/latitude)** Series A · FR **$35M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[ANDE.AI LTD](https://millionrounds.com/company/ande-ai-ltd)** Series A **$52M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Atorie](https://millionrounds.com/company/atorie)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$9.5M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Airbound](https://millionrounds.com/company/airbound)** Series A · IN · TechCrunch **$37M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Castelion](https://millionrounds.com/company/castelion)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$800M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Whatnot](https://millionrounds.com/company/whatnot)** Growth · US · Greycroft **$545M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Harvey](https://millionrounds.com/company/harvey)** US · TechStartups **$500M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Multiplier](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiplier)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$35M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Base Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-power)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$1.0B** With 14 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **16 named**

AJ **Andrew John Moley** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

AJ **Arif Janmohamed** Managing Member of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed

BF **Barry Francis Eggers** The Managing Member of the Managing Member of the General Partner of the General Partner of LS Opportunities Access Fund IV, L.P. i Filing they signed

BS **Bejul Somaia** The Managing Member of the Managing Member of the General Partner of the General Partner of LS Opportunities Access Fund IV, L.P. i Filing they signed

CJ **Christopher J. Schaepe** Director of Upper-Tier General Partners i Filing they signed

HB **Haleemah Bibi Bulladin** Director i Filing they signed

IK **Isaac Kim** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed

JJ **Jeremy J. Liew** Managing Member of General Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed

JJ **John J. Vrionis** Director of Upper-Tier General Partner i Filing they signed

NP **Nieh Peter** The Managing Member of the Managing Member of the General Partner of the General Partner of Lightspeed Platinum, L.P. i Filing they signed

NC **Nikhil Chandulal Shah** Director i Filing they signed

PY **Peter Yao-Ping Nieh** The Managing Member of the Managing Member of the General Partner of the General Partner of LS Opportunities Access Fund IV, L.P. i Filing they signed

RB **Ravi Brian Mhatre** Managing Member of the Managing Member of the General Partner of the General Partner of LS Opportunities Access Fund IV, L.P. i Filing they signed

RB **Resmah Bibi Choomka** Director i Filing they signed

RH **Rob Horton** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

RC **Ryan Connor** Director i Filing they signed

We also hold **129** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$50B** assets it manages Oct 2026

**14+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** Lightspeed Management Company, L.L.C.
- **SEC number:** CRD 160187

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in Lightspeed Venture Partners's funds

- **Committed:** $860M
- **Funds:** 8
- **Vintages:** 2022 to 2025

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: the pension's own report, latest Mar 2026.

- [**California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)** 8 funds *$860M*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-public-employees) Fund Vintage Committed Lightspeed Opportunity Fund III 2025 $225M Lightspeed Venture Partners Select VI 2025 $125M Lightspeed Venture Partners XV-B (Ignite) 2025 $61M Lightspeed Venture Partners XV-A (Inception) 2025 $50M Lightspeed Opportunity Fund II 2022 $200M Lightspeed Venture Partners Select V 2022 $100M Lightspeed Venture Partners XIV-B (Ignite) 2022 $55M Lightspeed Venture Partners XIV-A (Inception) 2022 $45M

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 2 we have independently watched raise

Lighthouse Lsip

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **65 in all**

**[Giphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giphy)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$400M** May 2020

**[Affirmed Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/affirmed-networks)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$1.4B** Mar 2020

**[Elastifile](https://millionrounds.com/company/elastifile)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Jul 2019

**[Avere Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/avere-systems)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jan 2018

**[Townrush](https://millionrounds.com/company/townrush)** Bought by Grofers **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[MyBuys](https://millionrounds.com/company/mybuys)** Bought by [Magnetic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/magnetic-3) **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Riverbed Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/riverbed-technology)** Bought by [Thoma Bravo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thoma-bravo) **$3.5B** Apr 2015

**[Embrane](https://millionrounds.com/company/embrane)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**[TheFind, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/thefind-inc)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Mar 2015

**[99Bill](https://millionrounds.com/company/99bill)** Bought by WANDA Group **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**[Evolv](https://millionrounds.com/company/evolv)** Bought by Cornerstone OnDemand **$45M** Oct 2014

**[Memoir Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/memoir-systems)** Bought by [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) **Undisclosed** Sept 2014

**[Slice](https://millionrounds.com/company/slice)** Bought by [Rakuten](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rakuten) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[OpTier](https://millionrounds.com/company/optier)** Bought by [SAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sap) **$10M** Aug 2014

**[HealthPocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthpocket)** Bought by Health Insurance Innovations, **$32M** Jul 2014

**[Fusion-io](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusion-io)** Bought by [SanDisk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sandisk) **$1.1B** Jun 2014

**[Dhingana](https://millionrounds.com/company/dhingana)** Bought by Rdio **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

**[LS9](https://millionrounds.com/company/ls9)** Bought by [Renewable Energy Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renewable-energy-group) **$62M** Jan 2014

**[Nest Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/nest-labs)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$3.2B** Jan 2014

**[Revel Touch](https://millionrounds.com/company/revel-touch)** Bought by Rollick **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$1.2B**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$35M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.5M**

Led 81 of 1,338 rounds **6%**

- **Sole investor:** 79 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 65 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *305*
- Series B said *243*
- Seed said *182*
- Venture *155*
- Series C *155*
- Series D *86*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 125
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 83
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 82
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 79
- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 68
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 59

**Pitching Lightspeed Venture Partners?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque.

Add to your CRM *→*

## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Lightspeed Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **125** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **83** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **82** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **79** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **68** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **59** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Coatue** VC firm **49** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[**SV Angel** VC firm **47** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Accel** VC firm **45** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Menlo Ventures** VC firm **44** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **42** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Redpoint** VC firm **41** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Lightspeed Venture Partners put money into.

[**Dren Bio** $350M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dren-bio)[**Casap** $56M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/casap)[**Nirva** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nirva)[**Different** $48M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/different)[**Whizzo** $26M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whizzo)[**Ramp** $1.9B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramp)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Lightspeed Venture Partners in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Latitud Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/latitud) 16 Nov 2023 · 43 min #164, How to craft founder-investor relationships: Investo, Cumbuca, and Lightspeed Venture Partners at Vamos Latam Summit Mentions [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[Jonathan Lewy](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-lewy)[Mercedes Bent](https://millionrounds.com/person/mercedes-bent) Apple Podcasts
- [Latitud Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/latitud) 8 Mar 2023 · 54 min #133 – From childhood inventions to startup investing around the world: Mercedes Bent, Lightspeed Venture Partners With [Mercedes Bent](https://millionrounds.com/person/mercedes-bent) Mentions [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) Apple Podcasts
- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 24 Feb 2020 · 46 min Hemant Mohapatra, Lightspeed Venture Partners With [Hemant Mohapatra](https://millionrounds.com/person/hemant-mohapatra) Mentions [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 2 Sept 2019 · 43 min 20VC: How Founders Can Gain Leverage in Fundraising Negotiations, The Metrics You Need To Raise Your Series A in Consumer & What We Have To Change About Cap Table Construction with Jana Messerschmidt, Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners With [Jana Messerschmidt](https://millionrounds.com/person/jana-messerschmidt) Mentions [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[Max Levchin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 3 Aug 2019 · 42 min Semil Shah, Founder Haystack & Partner Lightspeed Venture Partners US With [Semil Shah](https://millionrounds.com/person/semil-shah) Mentions [Haystack](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haystack)[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) Apple Podcasts
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 20 May 2016 · 25 min SaaStr 023: What It Takes To Make It From Seed To Series A in SaaS with Nakul Mandan, Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners With [Nakul Mandan](https://millionrounds.com/person/nakul-mandan-2) Mentions [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 5 Aug 2026 · 32 min Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital Apple Podcasts
- [Term Sheet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/term-sheet) 13 May 2026 · 36 min This Creator Investor On The Truth About The AI Gold Rush | Term Sheet Apple Podcasts
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 11 Dec 2025 · 21 min Why $300B of SaaS Revenue Is Trapped & How the $19.9T AI Agent Economy Unlocks It Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 17 Nov 2025 · 3h 52m Bezos Launches AI Startup, GPT-4o Debate, LeCun’s LLM Revolt | Eric Glyman, Stacy Rasgon, Luca Ferrari, Healey Cypher, John Tenet, Reed Duchscher Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Lightspeed Venture Partners

### What does Lightspeed Venture Partners invest in?

Lightspeed Venture Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (49% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Waste, Biodiversity and Environnement.

### How active is Lightspeed Venture Partners?

1,338 investments on record, 183 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 81. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Lightspeed Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Dren Bio (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), Casap (Series B, Oct 2026) and Dalet Labs (Pre-seed, Oct 2026).

### How big are Lightspeed Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $35M.

### Does Lightspeed Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 81 of its 1,338 investments on record (6%).

### Where does Lightspeed Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (74%), India (11%) and Israel (9%).

### Is Lightspeed Venture Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 183 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Lightspeed Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Sequoia Capital (125 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (83 rounds together) and General Catalyst (82 rounds together).

## Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Find similar investorsOpen your CRM

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lightspeed-venture-partners) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=lightspeed-venture-partners)